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Ascension·Destin, Florida

Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 13 days ago
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About the role

Provide essential support for patient daily living activities, comfort, and mobility while ensuring a clean healing environment. Act as a link to the clinical team by observing and reporting changes in patient conditions.

Your future role at a glance Location

  • Destin,
  • FL
  • Facility:
  • Ascension
  • Sacred
  • Heart
  • Emerald
  • Coast
  • Department:
  • Intensive
  • Care
  • Schedule: Night Shift | Full - time How you'll make an impact in this role Champion patient dignity and comfort by providing essential support with daily living activities and personal care, ensuring every patient feels respected and well-cared for during their stay. Support patient mobility and safety by skillfully assisting with movement and positioning, reducing the risk of injury and promoting a faster recovery process. Serve as a vital link to the clinical team by observing and immediately reporting changes in a patient’s physical or emotional condition, ensuring the nursing staff has the real-time data needed for quick intervention. Maintain a healing environment by ensuring patient rooms are clean and orderly and medical equipment is ready for use, creating a professional and stress-free space for recovery. What minimum qualifications you'll need
  • Licensure /
  • Certification /
  • Registration: BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education

High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Note

Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable. What additional requirements you'll need

Patient care experience in an acute care setting

Life at

Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter. Equal employment opportunity employer Equal employment opportunity employer Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster. Fraud prevention notice Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees.

To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process. Our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system. E-Verify statement Employer participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click here for more information.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your community Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Requirements

Requires a high school diploma or one year of applicable experience, along with a BLS certification obtained within 30 days of hire. Experience in an acute care setting is preferred.

  • high school
  • professional certificate
  • Patient Care
  • Patient Positioning
  • Acute Care
  • BLS
  • Daily Living Activities
  • Patient Mobility
  • Medical Equipment Maintenance
  • Clinical Observation

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Location
Destin, Florida
Posted
Jul 14, 2026
Closes
Jul 14, 2027
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Ascension

Answering God's call to bring health, healing and hope to all. Ascension is one of the nation’s leading non-profit and Catholic health systems, with a Mission of delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to those most vulnerable. In FY2025,...

Salary listed on 271 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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Florida support-services roles need CNA credentials

In Florida, support-services openings often draw steady demand because facilities rely on CNAs and other support staff to keep daily operations moving. These roles are competitive when employers need current Florida CNA licensure, AHA BLS certification, and EKG skills, and the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here save you time by pulling key details from the original posting. Before applying, confirm your certifications are current and note any EKG experience clearly in your resume.

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